彼は笑いをこらえるのが精一杯だった。

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彼は笑いをこらえるのが精一杯だった。

English Translation

It was all he could do not to laugh.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は笑(わら)いをこらえるのが精一杯(せいいっぱい)だった。

Romanji

Kare wa warai o koraeru no ga seiippai datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

笑い (わらい)

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

耐える (たえる、こらえる、こたえる)

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; to be fit for; to be equal to

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

精一杯 (せいいっぱい)

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative